noun:

• strangely shaped rocks; massive rock of unusual shape

noun:

• party given in recognition of a person's services

noun:

• god of shepherds, herdsmen, flocks and herds; Pan; Faunus

noun:

• ceremony held in honor (honour) of Bodhidharma (October 5th)

noun:

• Orthetrum albistylum speciosum (subspecies of white-tailed skimmer)

noun:

• Bird Week (starting on May 10th of each year)

noun / ~の noun:

• pseudopodium; pseudopod (temporary protrusion of an ameboid cell)

noun:

• minimum number of votes required to elect a candidate

noun:

• audience (with a person of high standing) ➜ 拝謁【はいえつ】
• eye-level

noun / ~する noun:

• outline; synopsis; abridgment; summary
• simplified form of a kanji

noun:

• dustballs; cotton dust; fluff; flecks of fibre (fiber)

noun:

• julienne (esp. of daikon); long, thin strips ➜ 繊蘿蔔

noun:

• slips of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims

noun:

• progressive form - Linguistics term
• in progress (e.g. of a project)

noun:

• tassets (on a suit of armor, armour); vegetable dye

noun:

• pledge made over winecups; exchange of nuptial cups

noun:

• pheasant's eye (species of buttercup, Adonis ramosa)

noun:

• tall headed god of happiness, wealth, and long life

noun / ~の noun:

• conglomerate; group of companies run as a single organization

adjectival noun / noun:

• small, light and thin (of consumer products, esp. electronics) - four character idiom Antonym: 重厚長大

noun:

• panther cap (species of poisonous mushroom, Amanita pantherina)

noun:

• this academic subject or field of study; Confucian studies

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)

noun:

• (mixture of) ground beef and pork

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• extending over a number of years - obscure term